The Central Bureau of Investigation, CBI has issued a lookout notice against Vectra Chief Ravi Rishi. He has also been asked not to leave the country. CBI has registered an FIR earlier this week which figured Mr Ravi's name.
Mr Rishi, a London-based businessman and owner of the Vectra Group has majority stake in Tatra trucks, a Czech manufacturer.
The sale of 7000 trucks to the Army by Vectra is being formally investigated by the CBI after Army Chief VK Singh's allegation that he was offered a bribe, six months after he took office in 2010.
The CBI had also raided Tatra offices in Bangalore and Delhi on Friday.
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he Prime Minister has said that the government is considering amendments to the prevention of corruption act to make it more stringent.
Dr. Manmohan Singh said that government proposes to incorporate failure to prevent bribery as a new offence.
Dr. Singh said that his government is examining how the act can be amended to protect honest public servants more effectively.
Dr. Singh elaborated that the amendment will fine tune the act to current international practices and meet the challenges of complexities of economic development.
Inaugurating a two day conference of CBI and State Anti-corruption Bureau in New Delhi on Wednesday, Prime Minister asserted that the government is committed to create an effective legal frame work to tackle the menace of corruption.
This menace he said is holding back the society and the nation. He advised CBI to use expertise of professionals while dealing with complex cases of corruption to ensure impartial probe. Dr. Manmohan Singh said with economic growth and globalisation newer methods are being adopted for corrupt practices.
Dr. Manmohan Singh asked CBI to upgrade skills and techniques to meet the new challenges.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh also told Police officers of investigating agencies that they are directly responsible for anti corruption efforts and asked them to work hard with fairness, honesty and fearlessness.
The Prime Minister said that direct Cash Transfers for beneficiaries and subsidies is a new method to minimize corruption, leakages and wastage.
Dr. Manmohan Singh said that government proposes to incorporate failure to prevent bribery as a new offence.
Dr. Singh said that his government is examining how the act can be amended to protect honest public servants more effectively.
Dr. Singh elaborated that the amendment will fine tune the act to current international practices and meet the challenges of complexities of economic development.
Inaugurating a two day conference of CBI and State Anti-corruption Bureau in New Delhi on Wednesday, Prime Minister asserted that the government is committed to create an effective legal frame work to tackle the menace of corruption.
This menace he said is holding back the society and the nation. He advised CBI to use expertise of professionals while dealing with complex cases of corruption to ensure impartial probe. Dr. Manmohan Singh said with economic growth and globalisation newer methods are being adopted for corrupt practices.
Dr. Manmohan Singh asked CBI to upgrade skills and techniques to meet the new challenges.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh also told Police officers of investigating agencies that they are directly responsible for anti corruption efforts and asked them to work hard with fairness, honesty and fearlessness.
The Prime Minister said that direct Cash Transfers for beneficiaries and subsidies is a new method to minimize corruption, leakages and wastage.
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he Supreme Court today ordered a CBI probe into illegal extraction of 50.7 lakh metric tonnes of iron ore in 17 months from Karnataka forests. The Apex Court also asked the state government how its agencies were unaware of the illicit mining on a massive scale going on in the state. The court directed the agency to register an FIR and investigate as to how huge amount of iron ore seized by the forest department were allowed to be exported to various foreign companies.
Nearly 10 months after registering a case, the CBI has asked Department of Telecom (DoT) to provide certified copies of records and files pertaining to licences issued to Bharti and Sterling and Hutchison for increasing spectrum band width.
Superintendent of Police of CBI has sent a letter to DOT seeking certified copies of licenses, amendments issued by wireless planning and coordination wing of the ministry and subsequent additional spectrum issued to them. CBI sources said documents related to additional spectrum allocation to three companies--beyond 4.4 MHz upto 6.2 MHz, beyond 6.2 MHz up to 8 MHz, and beyond 8MHz up to 10 MHz--should be provided to the agency urgently.
Superintendent of Police of CBI has sent a letter to DOT seeking certified copies of licenses, amendments issued by wireless planning and coordination wing of the ministry and subsequent additional spectrum issued to them. CBI sources said documents related to additional spectrum allocation to three companies--beyond 4.4 MHz upto 6.2 MHz, beyond 6.2 MHz up to 8 MHz, and beyond 8MHz up to 10 MHz--should be provided to the agency urgently.
Central Bureau of Investigation(CBI) has carried out raids at seven places in Lucknow and adjoining Sitapur in connection with the probe of Multi Crore Food Grain Scam of Uttar Pradesh. Official sources said that raids were conducted at many flour mills, rice mills and premises of their owners in six places in Lucknow and one in Sitapur district yesterday.
AIRcorrespondent reports food grain scam in the state took place between 2002 and 2010 in which grains worth 35,000 crore rupees meant for BPL families were diverted to the open mark
AIRcorrespondent reports food grain scam in the state took place between 2002 and 2010 in which grains worth 35,000 crore rupees meant for BPL families were diverted to the open mark
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BI today registered cases against five companies and unknown government officials as part of its probe into alleged irregularities in allocation of coal blocks.
According to CBI spokesperson, the agency is also conducting searches at 30 places in ten cities including Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Patna, Hyderabad, Dhanbad and Nagpur.
The filing of FIRs comes three months after registration of a preliminary inquiry into the coal scam by the agency on the directions of the Central Vigilance Commission.
During the preliminary inquiry, the CBI was informed by the Coal Ministry officials that it had issued show cause notices to some of the firms which were allocated the mines for explaining the delay in conducting the mining work. Some of the firms, which were allocated coal blocks in 2005, were yet to start mining.
The CBI had also examined the past areas of operation of some of the companies which were allotted coal blocks in Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh and Karnataka. It has been alleged that some of these firms had been set up only for getting coal blocks allocated and the same was later subletकिराये पर लिये हुए को किराये पर उठाना to other companies at a premium.
a prize, bonus, or award given as an inducement to purchase products, enter competitions initiated by business interests
The agency has already questioned senior bureaucrats who were overseeing allocation of coal blocks during 2005 to 2009.
The questioning of the Coal Secretaries, who also chair the screening committee, was done to understand the issues involved in the allocation of coal blocks during the period and so far the agency has not found any irregularities on their part.
According to CBI spokesperson, the agency is also conducting searches at 30 places in ten cities including Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Patna, Hyderabad, Dhanbad and Nagpur.
The filing of FIRs comes three months after registration of a preliminary inquiry into the coal scam by the agency on the directions of the Central Vigilance Commission.
During the preliminary inquiry, the CBI was informed by the Coal Ministry officials that it had issued show cause notices to some of the firms which were allocated the mines for explaining the delay in conducting the mining work. Some of the firms, which were allocated coal blocks in 2005, were yet to start mining.
The CBI had also examined the past areas of operation of some of the companies which were allotted coal blocks in Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh and Karnataka. It has been alleged that some of these firms had been set up only for getting coal blocks allocated and the same was later subletकिराये पर लिये हुए को किराये पर उठाना to other companies at a premium.
a prize, bonus, or award given as an inducement to purchase products, enter competitions initiated by business interests
The agency has already questioned senior bureaucrats who were overseeing allocation of coal blocks during 2005 to 2009.
The questioning of the Coal Secretaries, who also chair the screening committee, was done to understand the issues involved in the allocation of coal blocks during the period and so far the agency has not found any irregularities on their part.
The Central Bureau of Investigation, CBI today registered a case against arms dealer Abhishek Verma under Official Secrets Act, OSA. CBI spokesperson told AIR that a case has been registered in the special court against Verma and unkwown government officials after a formal complaint was received from the Defence Ministry, stating that documents purportedly provided by US-based attorney C Edmond Allen, Verma's business associate, were classified and violated OSA.
The CBI will now question senior defence ministry officials and retired defence personnel who are under theagency's scanner for their alleged relations with Verma and other arms supplier lobbyists.
The CBI will now question senior defence ministry officials and retired defence personnel who are under theagency's scanner for their alleged relations with Verma and other arms supplier lobbyists.
The Assam Administration clamped indefinite curfew in Kokrajhar and Dhubri district today. The move comes after unidentified miscreants shot three people dead on Monday night at Raaniguli in Kokrajhar. This was followed by an angry mob blocking National Highway Number 31 at Beltali in Dhubri district in protest of the killings.
Two army personnel were also injured in mob stone pelting.
Security forces resorted to lath charge and blank firing. The District Administration reimposed indefinite curfew as a precautionary measure in Dhubri and Bilasipara Sub-Division of Dhubri district. Night curfew also continues in Chirang district.
With this, death toll has mounted to 73 in the recent violence.
Meanwhile, Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi has requested the Centre to allow the CBI to take over all cases of the recent violence. Talking to newsmen in Guwahati, Gogoi said instruction had been given to seize all illegal arms that was in possession in the violence-marred areas. The Chief Minister also said utmost care was being taken of pregnant women and children at the relief camps.
Two army personnel were also injured in mob stone pelting.
Security forces resorted to lath charge and blank firing. The District Administration reimposed indefinite curfew as a precautionary measure in Dhubri and Bilasipara Sub-Division of Dhubri district. Night curfew also continues in Chirang district.
With this, death toll has mounted to 73 in the recent violence.
Meanwhile, Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi has requested the Centre to allow the CBI to take over all cases of the recent violence. Talking to newsmen in Guwahati, Gogoi said instruction had been given to seize all illegal arms that was in possession in the violence-marred areas. The Chief Minister also said utmost care was being taken of pregnant women and children at the relief camps.
The CBI today vehemently opposed in the Supreme Court any permission for NRI businessman and controversial Vectra company chief Ravinder Rishi to visit the United Kingdom for medical treatment of his various ailments saying he may not return.
Appearing before a bench of justices Altamas Kabir and J Chelameswar, Additional Solicitor General Haren Raval submitted that the investigating agency was apprehensive that if Rishi was allowed to leave the country he would not return.
Appearing before a bench of justices Altamas Kabir and J Chelameswar, Additional Solicitor General Haren Raval submitted that the investigating agency was apprehensive that if Rishi was allowed to leave the country he would not return.
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CBI today arrested Yoga Guru Ramdev's aide Balakrishna in an alleged fake documents case .A special court in Dehradun issued a non-bailable warrant against him. Balakrishna was arrested by the investigation agency.On 10th of July the agency had filed a case against Balakrishna for reportedly submitting fake and forged documents to obtain an Indian passport.
The investigation agency has alleged that Balakrishna alongwith the then principal of a Sanskrit Mahavidayala in Khurja, Uttar Pradesh had conspired to issue the fake educational certificate which he used to obtain the passport. The agency has booked the two for criminal conspiracy, cheating and forgery and imposed additional charge for the alleged violation of the passport act against Balakrishna.
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In Andhra Pradesh, the Anti-Corruption Bureau has questioned the suspended CBI Judge, Pattabhi Rama Rao today in connection with corruption in granting bail to Karanataka former Minister Gali Janardhan Reddy. The Judge has been accused for granting bail to the Janardhan Reddy after accepting bribe in Obulapuram Mining irregularities case. According to official sources, a team of ACB officials is presently interrogating Rama Rao at their office after picking him from his house in Hyderabad this morning.
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he Andhra Pradesh High Court orders defreezing of Kadapa MP Jaganmohan Reddy owned Sakshi TV Bank Accounts. While issuing an Interim order in the unaccounted assets case, the court has allowed the business to run as usual for Sakshi media group.
However, the court ruled that Jaganmohan Reddy cannot sell any assets owned by Sakshi Group during the investigations being conducted by the CBI. The court also said that all payments for the media group should be transected through cheques only.
It further directed the Sakshi management to submit details of business transactions to CBI by tenth of every month.
Earlier, the Sakshi management had filed an application in the AP High Court challenging the freezing of bank account of Sakshi Media Group by the CBI.
However, the court ruled that Jaganmohan Reddy cannot sell any assets owned by Sakshi Group during the investigations being conducted by the CBI. The court also said that all payments for the media group should be transected through cheques only.
It further directed the Sakshi management to submit details of business transactions to CBI by tenth of every month.
Earlier, the Sakshi management had filed an application in the AP High Court challenging the freezing of bank account of Sakshi Media Group by the CBI.
A Parliamentary panel has recommended statutory powers to CBI in dealing with corruption cases throughout the country without the states' concurrence. The Panel said that though a federal legislation, the National Investigation Agency Act, 2008 is in place, which provides for an investigation agency at the national level to investigate and prosecute certain class of offences.It said,the Committee is of the considered view that a legislation may be proposed on similar lines, to give an effective statutory backing to CBI, which is a dire need of the hour, while taking care that the basic features of the Constitution are not compromised.
The panel had sought the opinion of the Attorney General on whether CBI could launch prosecution on offences related to matters in the Union List of the Constitution.
The AG had then opined to identify the specific matters.
The panel had sought the opinion of the Attorney General on whether CBI could launch prosecution on offences related to matters in the Union List of the Constitution.
The AG had then opined to identify the specific matters.
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The Supreme Court has declined to order judicial inquiry or a probe by a Special Investigation Team into the alleged fake encounter killings of top Naxalite leader Cherukuri Rajkumar alias Azad and a Delhi journalist Hemchandra Pandey.
A bench of justices Aftab Alam and C K Prasad said there is no reason to believe the allegation that the investigation conducted by the CBI into the encounter is not honest. The bench also directed the CBI today to file its investigation reports before the jurisdictional magistrate concerned in Adilabad district of Andhra Pradesh, where the encounter took place on July 1, 2010.
The apex court said that the Magistrate shall not be influenced by any observations or findings of the CBI report and should proceed in accordance with the law.
The apex court passed the order while disposing of the petition by Bineeta Pandey seeking a judicial inquiry or a probe by the SIT into the encounter.
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The CBI today carried out searches at several locations, including the residence of Bharat Earth Movers Ltd BEML Chairman V R S Natarajan, in connection with alleged irregularities in tendering process for hiring a consultancy firm. CBI sources said, teams of CBI officials reached the residence of Natarajan early morning in connection with the case and took into their possession some incriminating documents related to the case.They said, the searches were spread at several locations in Bangalore and Coimbatore.
The case relates to alleged irregularities in the tendering process for hiring a consultancy firm Astral by the BEML. Natarajan is already questioned by the CBI in connection with a separate case Tatra all-terrain truck supply to Army.
CBI is carrying out searches in Delhi and NCR in connection with TATRA case. Reports say some important documents have been recovered. The investigating agency carried our searches at the residences of two retired Army Officers and a senior Executive of the VECTRA Group. CBI in the morning registered a case for alleged irregularities in supply of TATRA trucks to Army through state owned BEML.
The investigation agency is probing the Army Chief Gen. V.K. Singh's allegation of having been offered bribe. The investigation agency had earlier called Chairman of VECTRA Group Ravi Rishi for questioning in connection with the irregularities in the supply of TATRA trucks. The government had asked the Secretary, Defence Production to look into various issues raised in the complaint by Congress leader D. Hanumanthappa.
The investigation agency is probing the Army Chief Gen. V.K. Singh's allegation of having been offered bribe. The investigation agency had earlier called Chairman of VECTRA Group Ravi Rishi for questioning in connection with the irregularities in the supply of TATRA trucks. The government had asked the Secretary, Defence Production to look into various issues raised in the complaint by Congress leader D. Hanumanthappa.
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The Central bureau of Investigation on Monday questioned Vectra Group chief Ravi Rishi in connection with a case of alleged irregularities in purchase of Tatra trucks for the Indian Army.
Mr. Rishi, who owns the Vectra group and has a majority stake in the Tatra trucks, was earlier grilled by the premier probe agency on Saturday in connection with the Tatra trucks deal case. The CBI on Sunday issued a lookout notice against Mr. Rishi, a British citizen, to prevent him from leaving the country. The probe agency has alerted all airports and exit points to ensure that he does not leave the country
Mr. Rishi, who owns the Vectra group and has a majority stake in the Tatra trucks, was earlier grilled by the premier probe agency on Saturday in connection with the Tatra trucks deal case. The CBI on Sunday issued a lookout notice against Mr. Rishi, a British citizen, to prevent him from leaving the country. The probe agency has alerted all airports and exit points to ensure that he does not leave the country
Recalling the incident, the minister said the Army chief had told him that one retired General Tejender Singh met him and offered 14 crore rupees bribe. He assured the House that action will be taken against the guilty, however powerful they may be. The minister said in the past he has taken action even on anonymous complaints from any quarters.
Defence Minister A.K. Antony asserted that utmost probity will be maintained in defence procurement in his Ministry.
He declared that no one, howsoever powerful, will be spared once the inquiry report is in hand. The CBI will fully scrutinize the whole issue now
Defence Minister A.K. Antony asserted that utmost probity will be maintained in defence procurement in his Ministry.
He declared that no one, howsoever powerful, will be spared once the inquiry report is in hand. The CBI will fully scrutinize the whole issue now
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The Defence Minister A.K. Antony has ordered a CBI probe into Army Chief's allegation that he was offered bribe. that the investigating agency is examining the reference to look into army chief's allegation.
In the Rajya, members from all sides strongly criticized Team Anna for reportedly using derogatory language against Parliamentarians. Some of them demanded action against those who denigrated the politicians in general.
Leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha, Sushma Swaraj said she was distressed that Team Anna has launched a campaign against the parliamentarians elected by the people. JD(U) leader Sharad Yadav and Congress member, Sanjay Nirupam said Team Anna's attempts to target Parliament is an unfortunate. Members of Samajwadi party and CPIM also expressed their concern over the issue.
Placard-carrying members of TRS, TDP and Congress also trooped into the well in the Lok Sabha to demand creation of Telangana.
In the Rajya, members from all sides strongly criticized Team Anna for reportedly using derogatory language against Parliamentarians. Some of them demanded action against those who denigrated the politicians in general.
Leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha, Sushma Swaraj said she was distressed that Team Anna has launched a campaign against the parliamentarians elected by the people. JD(U) leader Sharad Yadav and Congress member, Sanjay Nirupam said Team Anna's attempts to target Parliament is an unfortunate. Members of Samajwadi party and CPIM also expressed their concern over the issue.
Placard-carrying members of TRS, TDP and Congress also trooped into the well in the Lok Sabha to demand creation of Telangana.
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